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JOB COMPLEXITY, "TYPE A" BEHAVIOR, AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY.

John Schaubroeck¹; Daniel C. Ganster²; Barbara E. Kemmerer^3,4

¹ University of Nebraska–Lincoln · ² University of Arkansas at Fayetteville · ³ Eastern Illinois University · ⁴ Northeastern Illinois University

Interview-based measures of "type A" behavior and psychological and task-person indexes of job complexity were obtained from 251 police and fire department employees with sound cardiovascular health. Fol- low-up data on cardiovascular disorder were collected seven years later from participants who had remained with their organizations. The type A behavior pattern predicted cardiovascular disorder over time, and the relationships between the two complexity indexes and cardio- vascular morbidity were positive among individuals with high type A behavior ratings but negative among those with low ratings. We discuss the implications of these findings for worker health and job design.

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10.2307/256837

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